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Despair vs Duress - What's the difference?

despair | duress |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between despair and duress

is that despair is (obsolete) to cause to despair while duress is (obsolete) harsh treatment.

As verbs the difference between despair and duress

is that despair is (obsolete) to give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of while duress is to put under ; to pressure.

As nouns the difference between despair and duress

is that despair is loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency while duress is (obsolete) harsh treatment.

despair

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
  • * Milton
    • I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.
  • (obsolete) To cause to despair.
  • To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
  • * Bible, 2 Corinthians i. 8
    • We despaired even of life.

    Noun

  • Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
    • He turned around in despair , aware that he was not going to survive
  • That which is despaired of.

    • Synonyms

    * desperation * despondency * hopelessness

    Anagrams

    * aspired * diapers * praised

    duress

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Harsh treatment.
  • * Burke
    • The agreements made with the landlords during the time of slavery, are only the effect of duress and force.
  • Constraint by threat.
  • (legal) The state of compulsion or necessity in which a person is influenced, whether by the unlawful restraint of his liberty or by actual or threatened physical violence, to incur a civil liability or to commit an offence.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To put under ; to pressure.
    • Someone was duressing her.
    The small nation was duressed into giving up territory.

    Anagrams

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